Sash-fastener.



New York, have invented certain new and vsashes with my fasteners arranged thereon.

HENRY SALISBURY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SASH-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 29, 1907.

kApplication filed September 8, 1905. Serial No. 277,527.

Be it known that I, HENRY SALisBUnY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, State of useful Improvements in Sash-Fasteners, and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. y

This invention relates to sash-fasteners.

One object of the invention is to provide an exceedingly simple, inexpensive, durable, and efficient sash-fastener.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a sash-fastener embodying such characteristics that the windows may be locked either in their open or closed positions and whereby both windows may be moved simultaneously upon movement of one of them in their open position.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a sash-fastener of such nature that the window may be positively locked against opening from the outside and embodying the still further feature of preventing rattling of the windows when closed.

`With these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out inthe appended claim, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within the scope of the claim without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional view of a portion of and an elevation of-a window-frame, illustrating upper and lower Fig. 2 is an elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the reference character 1 designates the lower sash, and 2 the upper sash. These sashes may be struction.

of any ordinary form of con- Mounted upon the top rail 23 of the lower sash adjacent each side of the latter is a fastening-plate 21, provided with a depending flange 22, having a perforation through which the retaining-screws are passed. This plate 21 is provided upon its upper face with ears 24 for the reception therebetween of the locking-bar 26, held by the pivot 24 and whose opposite end is provided with a screwx threaded eye 27, in which is fitted the screwthreaded shank 28 of the bolt 29, whose eX- tremity is adapted to engage in the screwthreaded'perforations of a plate 14, secured to the front face of the said rails of the upper sash 2, there being perforations 29 formed in said rails in alinement with the perforation formed in the plate 14. This last-mentioned plate is preferably provided with a series of integral horizontal sleeves in which the perforations above referred to are formed.y

vWhen it is desired to unlock the windows-that is, disengage the shank 28 of the bolt 29 from the perforations of the plate 14 of the upper sash 2-it is simply necessary to manipulate the locking-bolt 29 accordingly and then turn the lock-bar 26 downwardly upon the top face of the upper rail 23 of the lower sash. By reason of the pivotal mounting of the lock-bar 26 it is possible that the latter might interfere with the proper raising and lowering of the res ective sashes, and I therefore provide U-s iaped supports 30', whose shanks 31 are screwed throughthe plates 21 into the upper rail of the lower sash 1. These supports 30 receive the lockingbar 26 when the windows are unfastened and revent sidewise or other movement of the ocking-bar 26 and its bolt 29, as well under- Arails of the respective sashes could not in any way manipulate the bolt 29 so as to disengage its shank from its locked position.

' What is claimed is The combination with a window, of a plate having a threaded passage therein secured to IOO one of the sashes, a plate secured to the other when out of position foi engagement withthe sash, spaced ears carried by the second plate,

e bar pivoted between the eas and having l an eye thei'ein, e screw engaged in the eye7 l said bar being moved upon its pivot, to: bring the bar into and ont of position to eni tei` the opening of the Erst-named plate, and a yoke erranged to receive the bartherein screw in said opening. 1 o In testimony whereof I aIiX my signature in piesenee of two Witnesses.

HENRY SALISBURY. wvitnesses:

LILLIE A. ALBEK, HARRY F. ALBECK. 

